Football drawing to raise funds for library expansion

JONESVILLE — The Jonesville District Library is having a drawing to give away a stamped, autographed Detroit Lions football.

Circulation Librarian Kathy Kelley said the money raised will go to the building fund to expand the library at 310 Church St.

“We own the house next door and we are getting rid of the house to use the property to expand our library,” Kelley said.

The building expansion project, called “Lend a Hand, Buy a Foot,” is something the library started last summer.

Kelley said the library is struggling to keep up with the growing demands of the community and lacks the space to update technology and reference materials. Crowded book shelves make it impossible to add new books in all sections including young adult, adult and children’s (nonfiction and fiction).

The library board of trustees has approved an addition to significantly increase available space, she said.

Construction of the addition would allow for new shelving, expansion of the children’s library room, activity room for children’s programs, storage space, archival room expansion, creation of a meeting room and a computer room.